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LAUEEL GOING STILL HEAYY WAR HORN ONLY FAVORITE AXONG YESTER ¬ DAYS WINNERS AT MARYLAND TRACK Fasces and Ochre Court Sooro a Double for J Iu IuHolland Holland and Hilarious Fails by Narrowest Narrowestof of Margins to Make It Triple Baltimore Md October 23 Deep and heavy go ¬ ing prevailed at Laurel again today and it was strictly a day for the mudrunners Form how ¬ ever was better observed than on Thursday oh favorite and two wellhacked second choices being numbered among the winners Tho colors of the New York turfman J L Holland were con ¬ spicuous during the afternoon The Holland stable furnished two of the winners in Fasces and Qchro Court while Hilarious was only beaten a nose In the final stride of the closing dash The defeat oC Hilarious was iu a measue due to the splendid ride that jockey JJutwell gave Fred Mulbolland Ho rode a desperate finish after slipping through along the inside rail and just did manage to get up in time Hilarious today made 110 attempt to rnn out although he went wide on the turns Ho showed good speed in the going but at the end his impost of 121 pounds had its effect and he weak ¬ ened a bit Tlie Busybody was tniril ucatcn a neck for second place The finish was exceedingly close and as a contest it was much tho best race of the day dayWilliam William Garth saddled two winners in Garth and Fred Mulholland The former showed a fine turn of speed in the going and ran up on the outside with a rush after making the turn out of the back stretch easily disposing of his opposition in tho stretch racing Ochre Courts was the best race of the afterrioon from a time standpoint He madc every post a winning one and at the fiuisb bad Ben staggeringWar Loyal staggering War Horn the only winning favorite gavo his backers a scare in the early running He TVSS badly outpaced to the stretch turn where Knrrlck finally got him going well and iuthe last furlong he closed with a burst of speed that eventually lauded him a length and a half in advance of the paccuiakcr Colonel Cook The latter showed JJ flno tnrn of speed nmrappeared likely to win at the furlong lengthsBob post where lie had a lead of three lengths Bob Levy sent word to horsemen who contemplate racing at Charleston that they mightremain at tho Norfolk course until the racing season in South Carolina begins Superintendent Miller will k M thetraek in good condition so that those who wish caii gallop over it all winter if they care to toThe The Stewards this afternoon hnd trainer Dava Woodford and several others before them in regard to the improvement shown yesterday by Sir Jobn Johnson The investigation will be a thorough one and they will have to be convinced that the im ¬ provement shown by Sir John Johnson was legiti ¬ mate V B J Walden has traded Bryce with J Howard Lewis for the threeyearold Dustpan by Broom ¬ stick Bryce is destined for jumping Charles C Speed of Memphis an enthusiastic turfman during tlie days of Montgomery Park was a visitor here this afternoon According to Mr Speed there is a movement on foot to revive the sport in Tennessee which if successful means that short meetings will be given in Memphis and Nashville every spring Billings Park in Memphis and Cumberland Park in Nashville have both been kept up and it would ontail but little expense to get both plants in condition for a race meeting meetingArrangements Arrangements have been entered into with William Midgley by some of the subscribers to the two yearold race to bo given at Piping Rock next year for the former to break1 and handle the youngsters which will be purchased by Mr Hitchcock for them These yearlings may be wintered at Elkwbod Park ParkDr Dr O J Farley for many years associated with the Maryland Jocker Clnb as paddock veterinarian and patrol judge yesterday tendered his resignation to William P KIggs Dr Farley has obtained a permanent position in New York hence his inability to attend the Pimllco meetings meetingsGeneral General Manager H D Brown is going to consid ¬ erable expense in making preparations for the fair to lie held at the Laurel track next week A groat number of entries have been received for the horse show also for the different classes In the stock and poultry exhibits Mayor Preston of Baltimore is taking an interest in the poultry exhibition and aa effort will be made to liave Governor Goldsborongh aud his staff present some day during the fair fairVery Very fow trials took place at Laurel this mum ing The following were among the best bestCaptain Captain Jinks Half mile in 58 58Dalmain Dalmain Threequarters in 120 120Kdith Kdith Inez Threeeighths in 30 30Elma Elma Threeeighths in 39 39Frederick Frederick L Threeeighths in 39 39J J 11 Houghton Half mile in 33 33Jawbone Jawbone Mile iu 150 Joe Knight Half mile iu 5G 5GLahore Lahore Mile in 150 150Lord Lord Elam Threequarters in 121 Marjorie A Half mile in li Nonpareil Half mile in 3 3Phyllis Phyllis Antoinette Fiveeighths iu 106S 106SRoyal Royal Message Half mile In T 4 4Scbago Scbago Threeeighths in 39 39Star Star Charter Half mile in 34 34Superstition Superstition Mile in 200 Yankee Notions Half mile in 51
